PAWS Animal Adoption Center - A Safe Place for ME (crisis boarding and foster)
Help in a crisis
Camden shelter provides short-term boarding and long-term foster for pets of people working with partner agencies (Knox County Homeless Coalition, New Hope Midcoast, Pen Bay and Waldo County hospitals, Penquis, Meals on Wheels), plus help finding alternatives to surrender.
How to reach them
- Where: 123 John Street, Camden, ME 04843
- Serves: Midcoast Maine
- Hours: Shelter Tuesday-Sunday 12-4 pm.
- Who qualifies: Clients of a PAWS partner organization facing housing loss, hospitalization or domestic abuse.
- How to get help: Ask your caseworker at the partner agency, or contact PAWS and they will help you through the process.
Emergency? Call your veterinarian or the nearest 24-hour emergency hospital now, and tell them if cost is a barrier. Maine emergency hospitals · Emergency signs and poison hotlines
More help in a crisis nearby
- New Hope Midcoast - Pet Program for Domestic Abuse Survivors · Midcoast
- RedRover Relief - Domestic Violence Safe Escape Grants · Statewide
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